'Homeless' Des Moines man rewards people's aid

JOHNSTON - A Des Moines businessman gave away nearly $1,000 while posing as a homeless man - by rewarding people who paused to help him.

Jonnie Wright stood in the frigid weather on Christmas Eve at a busy intersection in the Des Moines suburb of Johnston, according to Des Moines television station KCCI.

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